Pam Herd
Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, visiting at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
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Commuters With Disabilities Dreading Cap On Unlimited Ride Experiment
Imagine going anywhere, any time you wanted in New York City for $2.75 a trip.
Scarborough: Time for Warren, Klobuchar to drop out 'to help consolidate efforts' against Sanders
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday called on Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen.
The former head of the CDC is seriously upset about Trump’s public health cuts
Tom Frieden says Trump’s budget is "unsafe at any level of enactment."
Medicare’s Private Option Is Gaining Popularity, and Critics
As more Americans sign up for Medicare Advantage, detractors worry that it’s helping private insurers more than patients.
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While administrative burden in policies directed at poor people are high, they are also high in universal policies like Medicare due to privatization. More choice, more confusion, higher costs for participants, and more profit for private insurers 1/
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What Americans Know About the 2020 Census
As the 2020 census gets underway, most U.S. adults are aware of it and are ready to respond, but many do not know what it asks or how to participate.
'Killing Eve' star Sandra Oh to lead new Netflix series 'The Chair'
Oh will star with Jay Duplass and executive produce with series writer Amanda Peet.
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Pam Herd
The Chair: Watch Sandra Oh in this titillating series documenting petty politics over course releases, merit reviews, committee assignments, and merit reviews. Will she get her promised permanent pay increase and sabbatical at the end? Watch the sparks fly
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Coronavirus Is Coming—And Trump Isn’t Ready
In order to combat the disease, the president will have to trust the kind of government experts he has disdained and dismissed.
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Trump’s administrative gutting of experts will undermine their ability. While excellent people remain—such as the head of the CDC—will Trump admin will listen to them? The first case—the cruise ship—which should have been simple, does not bode well. 2/
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‘We’re in a Petri Dish’: How a Coronavirus Ravaged a Cruise Ship
More than three days passed before Japan imposed a quarantine. That delay and other missteps helped produce the largest outbreak of the virus beyond China.
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The Trump Administration couldn’t even manage to get people home from this cruise ship w/proper protocols to ensure containment—despite clear guidance from the CDC. It is not clear this admin can handle an outbreak in the US 1/ nytimes.com/2020/02/22/wor… via @NYTimes
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Reform Adoption in a Postcollective Bargaining Governance Environment - Michael R. Ford, Douglas M. Ihrke,
In this article, we use data collected from Wisconsin superintendents to determine the extent to which the curtailing of collective bargaining facilitated local...
Beatings, Burns and a Broken Promise
Children with developmental disabilities were held under brutal conditions at a notorious New York facility. Decades later, they still face abuse and neglect.
Sexual misconduct legal battle raises questions about microbe researcher’s work
Defamation lawsuit brings allegations and past legal problems to light
Father of 2 sues Los Angeles hospital after wife dies during childbirth
Approximately 700 women in the United States die in childbirth every year. It is the only developed country with a rising death rate for pregnant or new mothers.
The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch
The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily.
Missouri lawmakers confirm up to 60,000 children wrongfully removed from Medicaid
Republicans confirm the state incorrectly dropped approximately 60,000 children from Mo HealthNet.
New Legislation Expands Services for Students With Disabilities
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Pam Herd
I still have yet to run into her, but so very pleased to have such an incredible disability rights activist @georgetown @annalandre
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Students push for better evacuation procedures for people with disabilities
Policy says no one can leave before signal by first responders
The Student Loan Appeal Process the Government Doesn’t Tell You About
The Education Department has a powerful complaint resolution path that is kept largely out of sight.